Irrational blaming

[Linda&Dave 0]

We have an electric kettle. You can get them in the US.

The only one I ever saw was in Wal-Mart. Cost about $9 and took a week to boil water. It did not have an automatic shut-off. Linda binned it after 1 week, convinced that electric kettles are a waste of money.

We got ours at Macy's, it has automatic shutoff and it works very well. It cost us around $40. My husband, the Brit, likes it very much indeed, as do I.

You can also find a few shops online that sell them, including Macy's.

The electric kettle-less existence is one area of life that you don't need to suffer here in the US.

Thanks for the heads-up Julez; being chained to the stove whenever you need to boil the kettle is no way to live.

[Dr. Obvious 49]

what I'd ideally like is bread that's common in the UK and Australia - just normal sized loaves, bought from the standard bread section of normal supermarkets, that have some whole grains and other additions so they feel and taste like a slice of bread and not a piece of nothing... as I said above: I'm sure such stuff exists SOMEWHERE, and possibly even close to home, but I haven't been able to find any yet

Ah, then there is a business idea. Need to find a good baker. If you have expats, there is the market.

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

We have an electric kettle. You can get them in the US.

The only one I ever saw was in Wal-Mart. Cost about $9 and took a week to boil water. It did not have an automatic shut-off. Linda binned it after 1 week, convinced that electric kettles are a waste of money.

We got ours at Macy's, it has automatic shutoff and it works very well. It cost us around $40. My husband, the Brit, likes it very much indeed, as do I.

You can also find a few shops online that sell them, including Macy's.

The electric kettle-less existence is one area of life that you don't need to suffer here in the US.

Thanks for the heads-up Julez; being chained to the stove whenever you need to boil the kettle is no way to live.

We got ours in Target for about $20 - boils in about a minute, works a treat.

[Nagishkaw 510]

We have an electric kettle. You can get them in the US.

The only one I ever saw was in Wal-Mart. Cost about $9 and took a week to boil water. It did not have an automatic shut-off. Linda binned it after 1 week, convinced that electric kettles are a waste of money.

We got ours at Macy's, it has automatic shutoff and it works very well. It cost us around $40. My husband, the Brit, likes it very much indeed, as do I.

You can also find a few shops online that sell them, including Macy's.

The electric kettle-less existence is one area of life that you don't need to suffer here in the US.

Thanks for the heads-up Julez; being chained to the stove whenever you need to boil the kettle is no way to live.

We got ours in Target for about $20 - boils in about a minute, works a treat.

GO WINGS!

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

We have an electric kettle. You can get them in the US.

The only one I ever saw was in Wal-Mart. Cost about $9 and took a week to boil water. It did not have an automatic shut-off. Linda binned it after 1 week, convinced that electric kettles are a waste of money.

We got ours at Macy's, it has automatic shutoff and it works very well. It cost us around $40. My husband, the Brit, likes it very much indeed, as do I.

You can also find a few shops online that sell them, including Macy's.

The electric kettle-less existence is one area of life that you don't need to suffer here in the US.

Thanks for the heads-up Julez; being chained to the stove whenever you need to boil the kettle is no way to live.

We got ours in Target for about $20 - boils in about a minute, works a treat.

GO WINGS!

Go Wings! Can I irrationally blame America for the Tigers?

Where have you been lately, Nags? Married life keeping you busy I hope!

[Fuzzymiss 2]

Although the stove top kettles here are cute (reminds me of camping), the whistle serves as an extra alarm to get my husband out of bed in the morning!

[LorriQ 0]

oh, I only used the German bread as an example of something with guts, and which I can at least find here, albeit only in speciality stores for the most part... I like some of it, but some is too dark and heavy for me; I don't like all rye breads

what I'd ideally like is bread that's common in the UK and Australia - just normal sized loaves, bought from the standard bread section of normal supermarkets, that have some whole grains and other additions so they feel and taste like a slice of bread and not a piece of nothing... as I said above: I'm sure such stuff exists SOMEWHERE, and possibly even close to home, but I haven't been able to find any yet

Cobblestone Mills Whole Grain is very close to the wholemeal in the UK - as is one of the Pepperidge Farms Breads. My fiancee hates the bread over here too, this is as close as I can get on the store bought end, I make it otherwise.

On the kettle end (yes I have been converted) I bought a nice Hamilton for under $40 - boils 3 cups in 90 seconds!

Can't help on the chocolate - it sucks over here! They don't roast the beans slow enough and it is bitter yuck! Have to buy at the international shops!

Hope that helps on the bread! Lord knows I missed all kinds of things when I was in the Uk, but now I miss some things from there! Dark Choc Kit-Kats! Hope soon to be mum-in-law sends me some soon!